Journal
HELIYON
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06173
Keywords
Taunggyi; Traditional medicine; Medicinal plants; Bioactive compounds
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- Universitas Airlangga [343/UN3.14/PT/2020]
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This review translates a paper on medicinal plants in Taunggyi, Myanmar, highlighting their traditional uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological properties. The study found that these plants have the potential to be natural supplements for modern diseases. It is hoped that this research will inspire further investigation into the potential of these plants in Myanmar.
Medicinal plants are essential aspects of readily available primary healthcare remedies. Phytochemical constituents of medicinal plants cover a broad variety of chemical fields to explore medicines. This review highlights selected empirical data on traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of Taunggyi medicinal plants, Andrographis paniculata, Physalis peruviana, and Cassia fistula. Historically, these plants have been used for many infections and diseases in Taunggyi. More than 361 chemical compounds have been isolated and identified from the selected plants. Some of the chemical constituents have substantial pharmacological properties. It is clear that these herbs have significant potential for useful natural supplements in many contemporary diseases. Thus, the aim of this review compiles an ethnobotanical survey and documentation of medicinal plants in Taunggyi (Myanmar). This review will also inspire Myanmar researcher's to further investigate the potential of these plants in their future work into new compound and new drugs.
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